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News on Japan: The yield on Japan's benchmark long-term government bond has hit its highest level in about 30 years. The 10-year bond yield rose to 3.115 percent at one stage on Friday. Japan Bond Trading says the figure is the highest since August 1996. Read More: bit.ly/46Lerjn
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News on Japan: The Air Self-Defense Force condcuted joint exercises in India with the Indian Air Force from Sept. 9 to Monday, marking the second drill of its kind, following an initial exercise held in Japan in 2023. Read More: bit.ly/3TLFo3s
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News on Japan: The Japanese Defense Ministry will open applications next week for its new procurement system, aiming to incorporate startups' advanced technologies into equipment, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday. Read More: bit.ly/4hnwhOe
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News on Japan: The Japanese government said it will hold the first meeting of an expert panel on Monday to discuss measures to boost intelligence capabilities including counterespionage legislation. Read More: bit.ly/4jp9XpX
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News on Japan: Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attended a foreign ministers meeting titled “Reinforcing Maritime Cooperation to Achieve a Secure and Stable Maritime Domain” at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Read More: bit.ly/3VuANmH
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CSIS Japan Chair has released a new publication on Japanese elite attitudes towards nuclear weapons acquisition. Read me: csis.org/analysis/behind-hea…
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CSIS Japan Chair has released a new publication on Japanese elite attitudes towards nuclear weapons acquisition. Read me: bit.ly/4yHQbuq
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News on Japan: Prime Minister Takaichi on Tuesday voiced support for the ICC in her U.N. General Assembly address, underscoring Japan's commitment to the rule of law while avoiding direct criticism of U.S. sanctions targeting the court's president and others. Read More: bit.ly/3T26nrn
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News on Japan: People in eastern Japan are reeling after Typhoon Dujuan dumped record amounts of rain on the region earlier this week. Ten people have died and four are still unaccounted for. Read More: bit.ly/3V8KNlB
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News on Japan: Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have held their first in-person talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, speaking for about 20 minutes. Read More: bit.ly/4xCl2rr
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News on Japan: The science ministry will launch a national project to develop alternative materials to resources such as rare earths and petroleum products including naphtha for which Japan relies heavily on imports from China and other nations. Read More: bit.ly/4AuHp4s
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News on Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to coordinate on China and align policies in areas of mutual interest, such as investments, critical minerals and artificial intelligence. Read More: bit.ly/4ho7bi8
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News on Japan: The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan rose to six Tuesday with six others still missing after heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding in Tokyo and nearby areas a day earlier, authorities said. Read More: bit.ly/47hp6SU
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News on Japan: Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Army have jointly held a live-fire drill in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido. Read More: bit.ly/4rswPXF
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Supply chain disruptions. Resource chokepoints. Geopolitical risk.
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A @JapanChair survey shows that the majority of Japanese strategic elites do not support the acquisition of nuclear weapons, however, specific scenarios could shift this opinion.
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News on Japan: Japan plans to explore the use in defense of humanoid robots equipped with physical artificial intelligence, government and ruling party sources said Tuesday, as the country's Self-Defense Forces struggle to secure enough recruits. Read More: bit.ly/4y9vAiC
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